According to our adorable cheese monger, this is the perfect spread for a bagel in the morning or atop pasta for dinner. Either way, it'll blow your mind.

If you want a little scoop o' heaven on a plate, belly up to the cheese counter (or the old Internet) and snag a lovin' spoonful of Salvatore Brooklyn's Smokey Ricotta. It's the cheese that eats like a toasted marshmallow... rich, slightly sweet, with that unmistakable toasted caramel flavor that comes from sitting 'round the campfire. This buttery and decadent whole-milk ricotta cheese is made from the milk of happy Hudson Valley cows and cold-smoked over cherrywood to create a tantalizing, totally new flavor experience on your tongue. Try it for breakfast (the consummate companion to lox on a toasted bagel), lunch (served with a chilled salad of roasted beets), or dinner (dolloped atop your favorite fresh pasta or ragu). Whichever way you serve it, you're sure to see the light.

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To get your hands on a chunk of this delicious cheese, click here and enjoy a 10 percent discount on the small-size Cheesemonger's Choice Selection, featuring this Ricotta. Just enter the coupon code 'Esquire' to get 10 percent off. This week only! Offer expires May 15 — when the next Cheese of the Week appears on this blog.

Anne Saxelby is the owner of Saxelby Cheesemongers in New York City. She knows everything about cheese, and she is always cheerful.